Royal Lepage Brokers Conference Information

I'm down here in Phoenix Arizona or rather Scottsdale which is just outside Phoenix and I've just been corrected by a hundred people as I am in the process of showing them how their agents can quickly use social media on a daily basis.. And I decided to take a...

Question about Google Places Search Results

The following questions come from SALMAN SIDDIQEE through e-mail. Because this is of a general nature and applies to everyone who has a business online I have posted the responses to his questions in this blog post. Question: How does Google's new "Business proximity map" affect SEO and rankings? It...

Social Media Questionnaire

The following is a questionnaire which I asked my students in a recent social media course after we were three quarters of the way through the course. If you have been thinking of taking the social media course and cannot answer these questions perfectly then that means there is some...

How To Increase Opt In Subscription List Conversions

The following e-mail came to me on July 7 from a previous social media marketing student who is having success with sending traffic to their website but having little success at building a mailing list. Please read the e-mail first and then my recommendations below. "Hi Paul,  After attending your...

Happy Father’s Day

This post may have little to do with business or everything to do with business depending on how you look at. You see, I'm sitting here in my office on Father's Day. And I started to think about what are all the things that I'm grateful for on Father's Day....

New Question about Blog Comment Systems

Richard asks: I do not have a comment section on my web site and I am doing articles and sending Back links with Anchor texting, Do I need a blog comment system on my web site for articling and commenting to other web sites to be effective? Or when they...

Marketing Yourself As a Public Speaking Coach

Ethan Asks: What do you do that is effective at bringing in clients for your services? As a public speaking coach, we are selling a service that many people do not believe they need. They can speak without our help (although not as well!). I struggle to find effective ways...